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My husband and I met Jospeph Bottari about a year ago. He was working to open a contemporary art gallery in Lambertville, NJ – a town known for its antiques, Victorian architecture, and traditional cultural offerings (in other words, the antithesis of contemporary art). My first impression of Joseph: a whirlwind of energy, ideas, and ambition – a refreshing addition to the local landscape.

In just one year, I’ve seen his work progress in remarkable ways. With roots in street culture and skateboarding, his early work riffs on graffiti graphics, using bold colors and letterforms.

DiGiEQS, Joseph Bottari

As he’s gotten more interested in art worlds beyond the street (i.e. the gallery art world), he’s developed several new bodies of work influenced by abstract expressionism and pop. Clearly drawn to a bold, saturated palette and open to experimentation, here are some of Joseph’s newer paintings:

Most recently, Joseph has taken what he’s learned from the gallery world and combined it with his street roots to launch the DOPE project – a contemporary take on Robert Indiana’s iconic LOVE graphic. He’s making prints, pendants and wheat-paste signs in eye-popping colors. They are truly dope.